A history of violence
This story originally appeared in the Philippine Daily Inquirer on January 17, 2006. It was past six in the evening...
Review
This story originally appeared in the Philippine Daily Inquirer on January 10, 2006. I’ve been seated here in front of...
For once, I was chosen
“Why did you choose agriculture?” my professor asked me on the first day of class. Caught off guard, I paused....
Rest, you need it
Sometimes, we tend to overwork ourselves, not noticing that we are too exhausted to the point that we are slowly...
Living with a s-s-stutter
I–I-I-I-I-I’m a stutterer. I s-s-stammer. I’ve always stuttered since I was a child. I wasn’t aware and conscious of it...
A life sentence
As I drove, I passed various road signs with disparate faces of both warnings and safety measures. A John Denver...
In love, service, and activism
Sometimes I ask myself: Is it futile to pursue the causes we believe in when our dreams seem too elusive?...
I graduated. Now what?
Perhaps one of the greatest milestones a Filipino family could dream of is to witness a family member graduating. In...
Lost with a degree
Four months have slipped by since I proudly walked across the graduation stage, my heart swelling with joy as I...
Hope and change
This story originally appeared in the Philippine Daily Inquirer on November 15, 2008. Growing up in Manila, I was cynical...
